Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
April storm plowing into Maine on schedule
State offices closed, business canceled, police advising people to stay home. The coming storm doesn’t seem to know that it’s spring.
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
Lisbon police investigating body found Wednesday in Androscoggin River
Police said there did not appear to be any threat to the public.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2024
Androscoggin County arrest logs: March 22-28, 2024
Lewiston • John Binlenda, 52, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on a charge of being a fugitive from justice, at 1 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at 395 Main St. • Matthew Brissette, 36, of 149 College St., on a warrant charging a violation of bail, at 12:41 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at 345 Main St. • Kenneth […]
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Mark LaFlamme: How many Mark LaFlammes does it take to write a column?
Talk of the Town: No joke. There’s another writer by the same name who probably will change it when he reads this column.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
‘This work is our passion:’ Inside Lewiston’s warming center
The overnight shelter opened in mid-February and homeless people showed up in droves for food served at 10 p.m., for sleep in an upstairs room, or for help with their addictions or mental health problems.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Crews douse blaze in a Durham field
Crews were called out shortly after 1 p.m. for reports of a large brush fire near the 300 block of Pinkham Brook Road.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Androscoggin County arrests: March 15-21, 2024
Lewiston • Christopher Dobson, 44, of 230 Bartlett St., on a charge of disorderly conduct, at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at that address. • Michael Alexander, 68, of 175 Snell Hill Road, Turner, on a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, at 9:31 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Jefferson and Walnut streets. […]
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Mark LaFlamme: Forever in search of the perfect sleep concoction
Street Talk: When you have trouble accessing sleep on the reg, you end up searching endlessly for the perfect panacea that you remain convinced is out there.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Mark LaFlamme: Royal mysteries and Twin Cities plumbing secrets revealed
Talk of the town: ‘Holy __, what if __ is even better than __?! I may not have to move to __ after all!’
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
U.S. marshals capture Rhode Island fugitive in Turner
On Friday, agents from the U.S. Marshals Service Maine Violent Offender Task Force tracked the suspect to Turner where he was arrested without incident.
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